Year One Session Five: Mapping Educational Opportunities
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Remember How well do we accomplish our educational intentions?
How well do we accomplish our educational intentions? How do we
know? How do we know? (Adapted from Maki, 2004)
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Mapping Opportunities How do our intended student outcomes
align with the educational opportunities we offer? For example, For
example, If we say we expect students to conduct original research,
where do we provide opportunities for them to develop the skills
necessary to do so? If we say we expect students to conduct
original research, where do we provide opportunities for them to
develop the skills necessary to do so? If we say we expect students
to recognize their responsibilities for civic choices, where do we
provide them the opportunities to explore / identify such
responsibilities? If we say we expect students to recognize their
responsibilities for civic choices, where do we provide them the
opportunities to explore / identify such responsibilities?
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Alignment specifies which outcomes will be introduced and
supported in each [educational activity / experience] (Allen,
2006). Within courses Within courses Across courses Across courses
Across the General Education program Across the General Education
program Within programs / activities Within programs / activities
Across programs / activities Across programs / activities Across
the whole of the College Across the whole of the College
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So, how do we map? Intended Outcome 1Intended Outcome 2Intended
Outcome 3Intended Outcome 4 Educational Opportunity 1 II
Educational Opportunity 2 RI, RI Educational Opportunity 3 RR, M
Educational Opportunity 4 MM I = Introduced R = Reinforced M =
Mastered 1.Identify our intended outcomes. 2.Identify the
educational opportunities we provide. 3.Determine where educational
opportunities introduce skills, reinforce skills, and/or demand
skill mastery. (see grid)
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So, how do we map? Concepts are Concepts are Introduced (I)
Introduced (I) Reinforced (R) Reinforced (R) Mastered (M) Mastered
(M) Concepts are Concepts are Introduced (I) Introduced (I)
Enhanced (E) Enhanced (E) Practiced (P) Practiced (P) Mastered (M)
Mastered (M) Concepts are Introduced (I) Developed (D) Emphasized
(E) Concepts are Introduced (I) Reinforced (R) Expected (E)
Concepts are [use your own terms]
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Standard/OutcomeEDU 205EDU 215EDU 314EDU 318EDU 322EDU 410EDU
420EDU 483 Knowledge of Subject Matter I, R EE Human Development
and Learning IIRRREE An Example
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Students will learn to Organization Advisor Training Peer
Leadership Council Student Govt Funding Process Co-curricular
Service-Learning Create effective change / practice collective
efficacy XXXX Develop common purposeXXXX Develop civic awareness
value civic responsibility; practice engaged citizenship XX Another
Example Civic Engagement (adapted from University of Maryland)
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Your Turn Sharing What are your intended outcomes? Where do you
provide opportunities? What else?